GRE Word List
POTENTIAL
existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality
The meaning of the word potential is existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |